Radcliffe Bridge railway station

Radcliffe Bridge
Location
Place	Radcliffe
Area	Bury
Coordinates
Grid reference	SD782069
Operations
Original company	East Lancashire Railway
Pre-grouping	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms	2
History
28 September 1846 (1846-09-28)	Opened
7 July 1958	station closed
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Radcliffe Bridge railway station was a Railway Station in Radcliffe built on the Manchester, Bury and Rossendale Railway line, between Bury and Clifton, both in Greater Manchester. It was opened on 25 September 1846, and was closed 7 July 1958.

History

File:Radcliffe lancs5.jpg

The station occupied the general area viewed here. Pilkington Way (the road below) has obliterated any remaining trace.

The Manchester, Bury and Rossendale Railway was formally opened from Clifton Junction to Rawtenstall on 25 September 1846, by which time it had amalgamated with other railways (also under construction) to form the East Lancashire Railway. Among the original stations was that at Radcliffe Bridge, from Clifton Junction; it opened on 28 September, when public train services began. The station was located between the Sion Street bridge and Green Street bridge, immediately southeast of Grundy Street. There were two platforms and a siding on the west side of the tracks. The station building was on the east platform.

The station officially closed in 1959, although there had been no regular passenger service since 7 July 1958. Trains continued to pass through the station until 3 December 1966 when the railway was closed. No trace of the station now remains due to the construction of the A665 Pilkington Way, which cuts through the line of the railway.

See also

• East Lancashire Railway 1844-1859

Further reading

• - includes an image of the station

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Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Ringley Road		L&YR		Withins Lane